lmg 25 – Wikipedia
| Lmg 25 | |
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| general information | |
| Military name: | Light machine gun 25 (LMG. 25) [first] |
| Developer/manufacturer: | Adolf Furrer / Weapon factory Bern |
| Production time: | 1925 to 1946 |
| Weapon category: | Army |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1163 mm |
| Weight: (Ungeladen) | 8,65 kg |
| Running length: | 585 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber: | 7,5 mm (7,5×55 Swiss / GP 11) |
| Possible magazine fillings: | 30 patterns |
| Cadence: | 490 to 525 shot/min |
| Fire species: | Leaving the yearnament |
| Closure: | Knee joint |
| Ladeprinzip: | Recess loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Light machine gun 1925 , abbreviated LMG 25, was the first machine gun at the Swiss army that can be sustainable. It was led from 1925 to the 1960s, where it was then replaced by the assault rifle 57 and later by the LMG 05 procured in 2005.
The LMG 25 is a referring back loader with a short -sliding run and knee joint, similar to the German pistol 08.
The manufacturer was the Bern weapon factory, the designer was Colonel Adolf Furrer, director of the Bern weapon factory. The LMG 25 is easier than water -cooled machine guns at the time, but was more complex and was therefore more expensive. In contrast to the pistol 08, the knee joint closure of the LMG 25 is not used by a control curve, but by an extension of the back joint Support joint kinked. The LMG 25 is considered precisely, but is susceptible to dirt due to large friction surfaces and low manufacturing tolerances as well as the large side opening of the closure housing necessary for the function of the knee joint, the locking flap of which automatically opens on the first shot. The ammunition is accessed from the right by means of the magazine, the sputting of the sleeves to the left. As a rule, the LMG shoots with preliminary ignition, i.e. H. The shot is triggered when the locked system is still in the lead. This avoids this that this leads to the housing, which causes the LMG to have a constant setback, rather a repulsion, which has a positive effect on the precision of the firing precision. Since the cartridge return and pipe return must therefore be very precisely coordinated, a switch was attached for the flawless function when the weapon, which was tightly downwards, a switch was attached to which the ignition time could be delayed by the shooter.
The LMG 25 was used in the Swiss army to reinforce firepower as the main weapon of the light infantry units. In the Füsilier group it was served by 2 men and managed by the group leader. The rest of the group was armed with carabiner 31 and machine gun. In addition to the biped (front support), the Lafette served as a target aid and enabled precise firing groups at larger distances. The back support attached to the back of the piston was adjustable in length and could also be attached as a handle at the fore, which simultaneously simplified shooting from the stand. With a FLAB visor, the LAFT LMG 25 could also be used to combat aviator. The Lafette was only used sporadically after the Second World War.
The LMG was also used in numerous fortresses. In order to use the weapon in fastening systems, the two -legged support was removed at the front and a bracket was attached in its place, which enabled shooting from the notch.
In contrast to MG 11, the LMG 25 was air -cooled. In the battle, a change of running according to 6 magazines (180 shots) was planned so as not to overheat the run. [2] However, a change was less common if only short series (5–8 cartridges) were shot and the run could cool down. In theory, the running change took 17 seconds. [3]
- LMG 25: Standard version
- LMG 25, special version for the cavalry with folding: Instead of the solid piston, it could be folded down for easier transport. With the Lafette for the cavalry, the rear leg was also shorter.
- LMG 25 with rifle scene: A mounting rail for a riflescope was subsequently installed at some LMG 25.
- Swiss army (ed.): Regl. 65.311 D, The easy machine gun 25, instructions for the weapon mechanic , Bern
- Lidschun, Reiner/Wollert, Günter: Encyclopedia of infantry monkeys from 1918 to 1945, Volume 2 , Bechtermünz, Augsburg 1998
- ↑ Swiss army: The light machine gun LMG25 , Edition 1939 (online PDF 8.82 MB) ( Memento from June 1, 2016 in Internet Archive )
- ↑ The light machine gun (LMG and Laf. LMG) , Bern 1958
- ↑ Bosson, Clément: The weapons of Swiss soldiers, the personal armament of Swiss soldiers then and today , Stuttgart 1982, S. 143
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